Jimmy McRae (born 28 October 1943 in Lanark) is a British rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title five times in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988. In the European Rally Championship for drivers, he was runner-up in 1982, while his highest placing in the World Rally Championship was fifteenth in 1983. Aside from his rallying career, McRae has maintained and run a very busy  plumbing business in his home town of Lanark. He is the father of World Rally Championship driver Alister McRae, and the late 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae.